USA Cycling announced the 25-member cross-country and 16-member downhill teams to compete at the 2014 UCI mountain bike world championships, which will run Sept. 2-7 in Hafjell, Norway.

Cross-country

Five elite men received invitations. Two were automatically selected — Stephen Ettinger (BMC) and Todd Wells (Specialized) — and discretionary selections were given to Russell Finsterwald (SRAM-Troy Lee Designs), Spencer Paxson (Kona), and Kerry Werner (BMC).

Ettinger’s 28th-place UCI world ranking and 12th-place result at the World Cup in Cairns, Australia, were enough for an automatic bid, while Wells’ win at the national championships and his top ranking in the pro mountain bike cross-country tour (XCT) final standings clinched a slot on the team.

Davison rides her national championships win, as well as her 29th-place UCI ranking, into Norway, where she will be joined by Huck, who finished second in the Pro XCT standings, and Gould, who is ranked 30th in the UCI standings.

Grotts’ nod came on the heels of his Missoula cross-country win and third-place result at the World Cup in Albstadt, Germany, while Swenson punched his ticket with his U23 national championships win and 10th-place effort at the World Cup in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Courtney’s bid came after winning U23 national championships, recording a fourth-place finish at the Cairns World Cup, a ninth-place result at the World Cup in the Czech Republic, and a 10th-place finish in the Albstadt World Cup.

Three junior men picked up automatic spots on the team. Neilson Powless (Whole Athlete-Specialized), Sean Bennett (Whole Athlete-Specialized), and Landen Beckner used World Cup success to earn roster spots. The three automatic bids were joined by discretionary selections Carson Beckett (Wood-N-Wave) and Garrett Gerchar (Boulder Junior Cycling-Tokyo Joe’s).

Gwin received the automatic nod after winning national championships, taking top-five finishes at the season’s first three World Cups, and for his second-place ranking in the UCI World Cup. Mulally’s automatic selection came after placing third in Cairns and for his ninth-place World Cup ranking. Aiello’s lead in the pro mountain bike gravity tour (GRT) earned him his automatic selection.

Jill Kintner (Norco) and Alison Zimmer (Gravity Racing-Xprezo) are the lone U.S. elite women’s selections for world championships.

Kintner earned her automatic bid after winning national championships, placing third in Pietermaritzburg, taking fifth at the third World Cup and ranking sixth in the World Cup. Zimmer’s automatic bid came from her first-place ranking in the GRT.